UN peacekeeping chief welcomes strong support for its far-flung operations despite `headwinds'
by Edith M. Lederer
Dec 15, 2023
3 minutes
The United Nations peacekeeping chief says he was very satisfied with the strong support of many countries for its far-flung operations at a recent ministerial meeting, despite “headwinds and challenges and problems.”
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the undersecretary-general for peace operations, said in an interview with The Associated Press that the bi-annual ministerial meeting in Ghana’ s capital, Accra, earlier this month was attended by nearly 100 countries.
He said 33 countries made pledges of 117 military and police units for the
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